Well-bucket.



W. S. BUWLES.

WELLBBUCKET. APPUCATION FILED SEPT. 19. 13H.

1,299,544 Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

INVENTOR AI'TORTEY "MU" "i "'wnsm'ylswowms, oF CEDARCREEK, MISSOURI.

WELL-BUCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent,

lzitonl'vtl Apr. 8, 1919.

Application filed Septen'lher` 19, 1917. Serial N0. 192,158.

lity it known (hut l` Wimmer S. llo\\'i.|-; s, :L uitizln olI thu llnitell Stati-s. risiiling '.lt ('i-t|nrtr 0l in thu rount)y of Tailor nml Stute ot' Missouri, huw inrvntvfl i'rriuin new uml useful lulpi-ovunwnts iu Wollllucltvts. of which tho l'pllowing ir; :i spruitimtion.

This inwntion rohitt-4 to in improi'l-cl wvll huvket :unl thiprhuipul ohji-ot ol thvI inivnlion is lo provide` n wvll hmlwt so von- AQtruvtvil that weltmnnly vutvr thisanne through u mlvv rontrollml inlvt opvning lornwfl in tlm bottom ot' thi hufluit thus prv- )hittingr thll hui-luft to hi lorvifrl-el into :l woll zinfl busily tilhel.

nothm' ohjci-t ol' tin` invention i;-; to .m ('onstruit this lmr-lwt ihm nahme ilmwiugr thix suino from tho well` ihr i'lowiitfor thi` inlet opt-ningr will hr morwl to :i trios-ml polQition nml lwlil in thirlwml pmition whileI (lmwinpr thv liucltvt tipi-mirtilli;

Anothur ohjvftt of thi` inwfntion is: to so Construct this lnu'lwt lhiit tlml mmcfmrnt of thv` rnlv stom will hi fj'uiilrih tho stem lwulinplr from thv volw through sliding hridgvs uml havinga it uppw rml portion hunt to proviflt n roptl rin-vwinyr v.

This invvntion is illii-ts^ulml in theI :u:- coinpnnyinILr drawing. whvrvln :-M

Figurv 1 is :i View Hhvv. if; ihr improwwl wvll burla-t in rtrtiral wilma Fig. is u trnnrwimL .-xrtiouril rivw through thv Inu-krt :alonglei lim' :SW2 ol' Fig'. l, uml

l"i;'. Il is :l bottom pim iii prowil luuflwt.

This well hut'lwl i 1 pra-,w Jui ai ilh 2f. holly 10 hnvingrn bottom 1i iu iii@ (foutmo1' which there is formml, in intra" opening 12 so that, writer muy puso into lhe` bucket through the bottom thvrrot. A, reinforcing hund 13 extends about thv lower mul of the bucket :mil is holdin platzt hy fastener strewy, 14: passing througl'i this hoily of the hut-,kut- :uu'l also engaging th:a bottom 11 :is :shown in Fig. 1 so that thaw iuxtonrrs serve to hohl the` bottom in phmn:-` woll as S-rvingr to hohl the hnml i3 in plums. A :susponilinggr rotl 15 whirh lurtlmr Hex-vrs :is u vulve stvm passes through uliuoll optenings in thtln'idgvs 1G nml 17 :nul through :1n openingr foi-muil in thv4 huiullu 1S :nul hals its uppur rml tormml into thu rope vug'uging oye 19 :xml its lowtr ruil vxllmlml hrm-lith the bottom of the blu-luft, :unl Lhrumlcil to of thv` imrzlrry tlm wruring nul` :lo um] L'. A walsht-r-BB :unl u rrinlforifinif nml lupportingr pluttl ill lor thil wimhm :mi mounivd upon thil thruzuletl ruil portion ol the: roll hvtwen thiI scruring nuts Ztl unil l uml will be Securuly held in plum wht-n thaw nuts are tightienwl. lt will hn ri'mliljr von that. when thv bucket is loworml into ihr woll by the usual lowl-ringV ropeV :mil the witter is rmu'lwil, thv` walmwill pil` into the bucket through tho opvniny 'lhi` will prnvent lht' inronvvnienw of han ing thv huwlcet llout. upon thv4 .wurfnctot' tin wruar tzu-fl raus@ it 1o he ilillif'ult, to lill lh.'l lfiululi. tti' the lmrluiy hns, lwvn lillml` ii n 'il liv ilruwn outA ol' tlw wl'll :unl n. iw hffMrw mpi' will he ronnvcti-(l with [lu nl tht mirc will lnl (h'uwn into n.; i illu hot toni ot' thu hurlwl ti.` thu inlixt: opcning uml prrvfnlr- :iii-r from passing out of thiv hm'hr: iwf :fil thi# oplllv iup'. Atttr thv lmrlv'r n@ h mit thv top of thi' wml. it um) in' .iupm. u suitable support nml rvs? rpm i `trui,

'hzlt is cluimrcl i- 1 t-lii extending nrfiosts thi :2p` li. hmly :xml having"r itt, will li 2 n fugg'nge inner oppositu pwd.. t l,.znmon 'fastening nwxnhmv it :mit tu curing sutil hzuill- 1 f i. l. i hrhlgo mmnbor to snifl im.; i wir losing the lower rml of M lower face urrmgfoil iii:- .t a marginal flangia xii-u? Suirl bottom pluto :oni Q i` thvy wall of the hott surrounding t-ht, hoi-r tl-.mge to clamp thv i Valve colllrollinfl un 4o.' innig enn'mtl in suiil hottom platte :unl wip piti ohh i wrtirnl vulva rofl, said ro l thrilling ihrough openings in the` hriilg'o zumal :nil in thil hight of said lmnllle nml .wm on; if :with: the hitter in upright positiiiu'i il? vil thor.

2. A well lnu'lavl romprising n tubular body portion opru .it wit-h rml thm-vof. :L perforated bottoni pluri` rlming; the lower rml of sziiil hoilv unal proi'iiluil with un upwtirtlly extending umrigjinitl [hinge tittiug into said lower end, n reinforcing hand Snrroundingr the lower end of Suid body7 und clamping the sume against Said ange, fastening members passing through said renforcing band and flange to secure the bottoln plate in position, :i 'valve cont-rolling the aperture in said bottom platte`r a rod extending upwardly from said valve1 n handle secured to Suid body and provided with :t

10 guide openinggr through which Suid rod ex- In testimony whereof I aix my signature 15 in presence o two witnesses.

WESLEY S. BOWLES.

W i tnesses c JASPER HAWKINS,

J. A. Em'. 

